Search results for “Colorado National Monument”
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Park Lava Beds National Monument At Lava Beds National Monument, explore lava tube caves and see where Modoc Indians fended off U.S. soldiers for five months in 1872-1873.
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Park Springfield 1908 Race Riot In an act of extreme racial violence, a mob of thousands of white people targeted a Black community in Springfield, Illinois, in August 1908, attacking residents, destroying homes and businesses, and lynching two men.
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Press Release Amid Pandemic, Interior Moves Forward With Enormous Oil And Gas Drilling Plan Near National Parks The 110,000+ acre proposal would include oil and gas drilling within a mile of Canyonlands National Park and the original boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument
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Blog Post New National Park Site Showcases Women's Fight for Right to Vote The Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument preserves decades of passionate work in the struggle for suffrage and gender equality. Here's a peek at some of this colorful history.
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Blog Post 4 Top Priorities for Utah’s Unique National Parks Utah’s wealth of natural resources also makes it a target for development. Energy and mining operations continue to increase near national park boundaries.
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Press Release Colorado Could Lead Nation in Fighting Air Pollution, But Isn’t National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, and Earthjustice call for improvements on Colorado’s regional haze plan to better protect air quality and public health.
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Press Release Conservation Groups Respond to Utah Lawsuit Challenging National Monuments Restoration "As we’ve said time and time again, an attack on one monument is an attack on all. We will continue to fight to ensure all national monuments are protected now and for the future.” - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Press Release New Study: Creation of Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Would Bring Economic Growth to Middle Georgia Analysis commissioned by NPCA and Knight Foundation highlights economic benefits of enhanced designation for Ocmulgee National Monument and river corridor
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Press Release Parks Group Responds to Management Plans that Threaten Grand Staircase-Escalante and Future of All National Monuments Plan Undermines Standards for National Monument Protections, Ignores Public Opposition and Ongoing Litigation Over Reduced Boundaries
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Press Release Civil Rights Activist to be Honored for Commitment to Preserving History, Protecting National Parks Tule Lake Committee Board Member Barbara Takei is the 2016 recipient of NPCA's Receive Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award, for her work to ensure the protection of the Tule Lake Unit of WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument.
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Press Release Cesar E. Chavez and Farmworker Movement National Park Bill Introduced to Congress Bill would expand existing Cesar E. Chavez National Monument, creating new park with multiple sites across California and Arizona
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Press Release Obama Makes History in Chicago: Designates City's First National Park at Historic Pullman Neighborhood President Obama designates Chicago's first national park site, Pullman National Monument.
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Press Release Bill to make Japanese American incarceration camp a National Historic Site passes U.S. House The Amache National Historic Site Act permanently protects the Colorado landmark and will ensure the survivors’ stories are remembered
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Press Release BLM Resource Management Plan Misses the Mark, Puts Mesa Verde National Park at Risk Statement by Vanessa Mazal, Colorado Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release National Parks Group Supports Recommendations to Establish New National Historical Park Honoring Cesar Chavez and the Farm Labor Movement Statement by Ron Sundergill, Pacific Region Senior Director, National Parks Conservation Association
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Blog Post Exploring South Park, Colorado The South Park National Heritage Area lies squarely in the center of Colorado and remains largely unchanged from the time prehistoric men and women spent their summer months near the headwaters of the South Platte River. This high-altitude valley spans 1,800 square miles in Park County with vast grasslands and ancient forests framed by two separate ranges of the Rocky Mountains. The area is known for its natural beauty and still captures the spirit of the western frontier, but it’s most famous for the gold that once drew an estimated 100,000 prospectors there during the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush.
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Blog Post Where to Touch a Dinosaur, and Other Incredible National Park Fossil Sites Cool creatures from the past and where to see them
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Blog Post These 10 National Parks Wouldn’t Exist Without Women From Joshua Tree to Great Sand Dunes, these 10 special places are protected today thanks to their female champions.
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Press Release National Parks Group Applauds President Obama for Designating 396th National Park Site at Fort Monroe in Virginia Obama's first Antiquities Act designation will help protect America's Heritage
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Press Release Colorado River Rushes Through the Grand Canyon High flow release is welcomed as significant for Grand Canyon National Park resources
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Press Release Spoiled Parks: Top 12 National Parks Threatened by Trump Administration's Energy Agenda Spoiled Parks explores how current leasing policies have scarred landscapes and threaten future harm to clean air, cultural heritage, wildlife and tourism economies.
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Press Release Regional haze plan calls for earlier retirement for Colorado coal-fired power plants National Parks Conservation Association and Sierra Club proposal reduces greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants, improving public health and visibility at parks
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Blog Post Charles Young Monument Preserves Enduring Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers At the turn of the last century, a great American hero set an enduring standard of excellence that forged the basis of the modern National Park System.
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Blog Post 10 National Park Cameos in Movies Check out — or revisit — these 10 films where parks played a starring role.
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Magazine Article What is going to happen to national parks in the next century? We asked a handful of writers, activists, scholars and conservationists about their hopes, dreams and fears about the National Park System. Here’s what they had to say.
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Press Release Pullman Partner Groups Honored with National Award for Work to Create Chicago's First National Park NPCA honors eight organizations with the national Marjory Stoneman Douglas Conservation Award for their work to establish Chicago’s first national park.
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Blog Post Plan a Desert Getaway to Grand Canyon National Park America’s Southwest is full of amazing canyons, but none perhaps as famous or as widely visited as the Grand Canyon. This world-famous landmark is actually the youngest of the canyons in the region, despite its immense size. The Colorado River has been carving its way through the Southwest for nearly 70 million years, but the Grand Canyon is only 6 million years old.
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Press Release All Pueblo Council of Governors Receives National Conservation Award for Efforts Opposing Oil & Gas Development Near National Parks The National Parks Conservation Association recognizes Pueblo group for protecting Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
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Blog Post Stuck Indoors? 10 Great Books About National Parks These 10 nonfiction books will deepen your appreciation for pivotal events in American history and the national park sites that commemorate them.
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Press Release Representative Ruiz, California Desert Advocates Support Monumental Proposal "The Chuckwalla National Monument and Joshua Tree National Park expansion, as envisioned, are poised to become the largest protected area of the Colorado Desert bioregion." —Luke Basulto, California Desert Program Manager with the National Parks Conservation Association
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Press Release Park Paleontologist, Coastal National Park Leader Celebrated with National Conservation Awards The Stephen T. Mather Award, first presented in 1984, is named after the first director of the National Park Service (NPS) and is given to individuals in the National Park Service who have shown steadfast leadership and persistent dedication to our national parks.
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Blog Post Rock On: 11 Lesser-Known Geologic Wonders in National Parks From mysterious gliding rocks in Death Valley to fossils of some of the most ancient life forms in Glacier, here are 11 lesser-known geologic wonders—including a few personal favorites from Bruce Heise of the Park Service’s Geologic Resources Inventory program.
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Report Restoring the Great Lakes in our National Parks This report highlights the successful and critical role that the National Park Service plays in restoring the Great Lakes, safeguarding public health, creating jobs, and protecting these special places belonging to all Americans.
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Park Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area This recreation area straddles the northern Wyoming and southern Montana borders, preserving approximately 68,000 acres between the Pryor and Bighorn mountain ranges. The park was established in 1966 following the construction of the Yellowtail Dam by the Bureau of Reclamation to preserve the area's diverse landscape, including the spectacular Bighorn Canyon and Bighorn Lake.
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Park Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site Sacagawea, the Indian guide, joined the Lewis and Clark expedition from her home in the Knife River Indian Villages. This historic site celebrates the culture and tradition of the Northern Plains Indians.
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Park Old Spanish National Historic Trail The Old Spanish Trail is a historic pack-mule trade route that winds through beautiful yet arduous terrain from Santa Fe to Los Angeles.
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Land Based Trip On the Road to Freedom: Understanding Civil Rights Through Our National Parks and Heritage Areas (WAITLIST ONLY) Join NPCA experts on this remarkable journey through some of the most significant sites associated with American civil rights. Along the way, we will have special opportunities to meet with NPCA partners, local historians and even some of the faithful activists known as foot soldiers who actively played a role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Throughout this transformative NPCA small-group tour, we’ll make our way from Birmingham to Memphis, immersing ourselves in the extraordinary stories and culture of this defining period in American history.
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Report Making Connections: Colonial National Historical Park Every national park exists in a context. Colonial National Historical Park’s context is marked by a long tradition of support and partnership. Uniquely, Colonial NHP connects an array of public and private sites that complement each other in preserving and interpreting a rich history spanning the American colonial period and beyond.
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Land Based Trip The National Parks of Hawai‘i (WAITLIST ONLY) Experience the unique cultural and natural beauty within Hawai‘i’s national parks by joining expert biologists, naturalists and cultural interpreters who will share their extensive knowledge and perspectives of this remarkable place. Meet with park rangers to learn more about the work being done to protect vulnerable ecosystems and endangered animals and plants which are found nowhere else on earth. Access locations that are off the beaten path and not readily accessible to the general public. Leave with a greater appreciation of the islands, their natural and cultural history and the ongoing challenges to preserve this unique biodiversity.
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Land Based Trip Bears, Whales and Glaciers: Lake Clark and Kenai Fjords National Parks (WAITLIST ONLY) Explore two of Alaska’s most stunning national parks — Kenai Fjords and Lake Clark — and experience some of North America’s wildest places. Incredible scenery abounds, from Alaska’s rugged coastline and tidewater glaciers to lush mountain valleys covered with colorful wildflowers. This trip is a wildlife lover’s delight — we’ll visit prime habitats to seek whales and bears, among other Alaskan icons. Your NPCA expert guides will lead you through hard-to-access and lesser-known areas of the parks, while providing in-depth information on the important role of NPCA and key local partners in the ongoing efforts to preserve Alaska’s Bear Coast.
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Small Ship Cruise Glacier Bay National Park Adventure Cruise Explore parts of Glacier Bay National Park that 99% of visitors never visit. On this eight-day small-ship cruise, you will get an up-close look at glaciers, old-growth forests, and sea life. Hike remote coastlines and take in diverse birding at South Marble Island. Here, you can search for wildlife like bears, sea lions, seals, porpoises and eagles. With a guest to crew ratio of 3:1, you will enjoy the comfort of having a robust onboard team, each with a fierce love of travel and appreciation for the wilderness, to make your journey unforgettable.
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Land Based Trip California’s Desert Landscape: Joshua Tree & Death Valley (REGISTRATION CLOSED) Explore the best of Death Valley and Joshua Tree national parks alongside NPCA experts and partners on this exciting journey through the Mojave Desert. Visit three large desert parks that NPCA helped to establish — Sand to Snow National Monument, Mojave National Preserve, and Avi Kwa Ame National Monument — and get a behind-the-scenes look at how NPCA works with local partners to protect these valuable places.
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National Park Service Photos from the Stonewall Uprising See 1960s photos of Stonewall and the early days of the gay rights movement through a virtual exhibit by the National Park Service.
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National Park Service 2022 North Cascades Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan Information on the plan and its process, including the Environmental Impact Statement and the process.
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NPCA at Work Create a Marine Reserve at Biscayne National Park A marine reserve will help protect the incredible resources of Biscayne for the benefit of all Americans, now and for generations to come.
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Victory No More Hogwash in Buffalo National River The state of Arkansas is closing an industrial hog farm and will prohibit future large-scale confined animal feeding operations in this protected watershed.
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Report Center for State of the Parks: Big Thicket National Preserve Current overall conditions of Big Thicket’s known natural resources rated a “fair” score of 69 out of 100. Overall conditions of the park’s known cultural resources rated 42 out of a possible 100, indicating “poor” conditions.
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Smithsonian Institution National Native American Veterans Memorial Join in the formal dedication of this memorial on Veterans Day at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
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Storymap A Disastrous Time for National Parks: Congress Must Act Fast To Rebuild Them Stronger In recent years, we’ve witnessed record floods, severe and more frequent storms and hurricanes destroy communities, shutting down businesses and ripping through our parks and the landscapes, wildlife and life-changing experiences they hold. Take a deeper dive to see the devastation of these disasters and what you can do to help.
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Multimedia Feature National Parks Are Native Lands Hundreds of Tribes have lived on the lands we now call the U.S., with distinctive traditions and cultural connections
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Letter Coral Reef Restoration Plan Biscayne National Park is home to the third largest coral reef system in the world. One of the largest marine parks in the national system and adjacent to a major metropolitan city, Biscayne National Park is a boaters paradise.
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NPCA at Work Protect Eagle Mountain from Dangerous Development Proposals Just outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, the region known as Eagle Mountain has been at the center of controversy over inappropriate, harmful development proposals for years. Incorporating these lands into the park could help protect them from the latest threat, the Eagle Crest Pumped Storage Project. This massive energy development stands to pump millions of gallons of water from the fragile desert aquifer in and around the park.
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Staff Olivia Porter Olivia joined the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) in May 2023. As the Southern Appalachian Landscape Project Director, Olivia is working to build a broad coalition focused on protecting and uplifting the unparalleled biodiversity and unique stories of the Southern Appalachian region. Her work is focused on conserving the landscape anchored by Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Report Memorandum Opinion for Decision to Block Loaded, Concealed Firearms Memorandum opinion regarding a final rule promulgated by DOI that allows persons to possess concealed, loaded, and operable firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges in accordance with the laws of the state in which the national park or wildlife refuge is located.
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NPCA at Work Save the Wild Natural Sounds of the Olympic Peninsula The Hear Our Olympics campaign seeks to protect the natural sounds of Olympic National Park, an ancient refuge from noise pollution in the Northwest.
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Victory Yellowstone Is Worth More Than Gold Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signs 20-year mineral withdrawal that will prevent new mining north of the national park.
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Dorothy Canter Dorothy Canter is a long-time NPCA volunteer, having served on the Board of Trustees for nine years. In 2017, she founded the campaign to establish a National Historical Park honoring Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools.
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Daphne Miller, MD Daphne Miller, MD, is a physician, author, hiker, and associate clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco. She has been involved in the National Park Service’s “Healthy Parks, Healthy People” initiative since 2008. Her books include Farmacology and The Jungle Effect.
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Staff Rachel Holmes Rachel Holmes joined NPCA in 2015 and serves as the organization’s Director of Special Events & Design. Based in the headquarters office in Washington, D.C., Rachel focuses on creating and implementing an overall vision for NPCA’s largest events, including Salute to the Parks and New York Gala.
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Julia Tesch Julia first joined NPCA as a volunteer in February 2016, and then served as Admin & Outreach Coordinator in the Northwest Regional Office. There she provided logistical support and connected volunteers with service opportunities in the parks.
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